Construction of cubicles, bathing boxes, and the like



` Dec 17,' l9129- s. F. czoR'BY ET A1. v 1,739,664 coNsTRUcTIoNoF cuBIcLEs, ATHING Boxas, 1mb THE LIKE V Filed Dc. 9, 1927 Patented Dec. 17, i929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SYDNEY FREDERICK CORBY AND WASP, OF EAST MOLESEY, ENGLAND, ASSIGNORS TO SAID CORBY CONSTRUCTION or oUBroLEs, BATHING BOXES, AND THE LIKE Appneetien mea December e, 1927, serial No. 238,874, and in Greet Britain. August 2, 1927.

This invention relates to the construction of cubicles, bathing boxes and the like.

The primary object of the invention is to facilitate the erection of series of boxes'or compartments s uch as used, forexample, in

public baths.

In the construction or erection according to this inventiomiioor units and partition units, preferablyprecast, are employed, the

floor units being so formed that they provide supporting keys for the partition units, the latter'being formed with front pillars whose bases interlockV withy the said keys. The bases may if desiredform'part of the ioor units, the pillars interlocking with the said bases. A partition of the general form describedv in our co-pending application Serial Number 237,875, filed December 9, 1927 is advantageously employed.

In the preferred form of construction the iioor units are of dished formation but open at the front, the rim portion being horizontal whilstthe iioor surface slopes downwardlyY towards the front. The bottom edges of the 25. partitions lie substantially Hush with, or with clearance above, the side Arims of the floor units.

The adjacent sides of two consecutive floor units may form conjointly v'at the front a pedestal for supporting the partition pillar,A P

the pedestal having a hollow keyway which receives a key projecting under the base of the pillar, or the units maybe formed .with a complete pedestal for supporting the parti-k tion pillar. l

The preferred embodimentof the invention will now be described in detail. A iioor unit is cast from concrete or the like in the formV` of a tray open at the front and with supporting feet or ribs underneath for supportingthe unit on a level surface such that the iioor surface slopes downwardly towards the front. rThe sides and rear ofthe floor unit curve Aupwardly into 'ridges'. The adjacent side ridge of two consecutive floor units when assembledform at the upper part of their joint an intermediate crevicewhich is filled with grouting Orcement to form a solid ridge underneath the partition wall. The front of 5@ each side ridge of a floor uniteis formed into a half square or similar formation so that two adjacent units provide conjointly a square pedestal, for example, having` a central square opening. The front pillar of a partition is formed with an enlarged base which covers the square pedestal, the pillar having a square projection under the basewhich lodges within the hollow receptacle. At the-front the pillar is formed with a downwardly projecting portion which covers the front of the pedestal. The arrangement is such that all joints are above floor level and also all angles are suitably curved to facilitate washing out of the compartments. `Rear wall units or panels are laid upon the rear ridges of the floor units.

End door unitsv of av series are suitably modified either to abut against existing end walls or to accommodate pillars of end partitions of a similar construction to interme- 7o diate partitions.

In order to provide for seating in the compartment each partition is cast or otherwise provided with projections for supporting a seat. Preferably the projections are so formed and arranged that a seat board can be readily inserted and withdrawn from the operative position.' For example, there may be two rear projections in the face of one artition, one below'and slightly in front of the other, the two projections having faces in horizontal planesr at a distance apart sub stantially equal to or slightly greater than the width of the seat board and having other faces in inclined planes at a distance apart slightly greater than the width of the seat board, added to the width of a ridge provided at the back of the seat board serving normally to prevent withdrawal of the seat board. `A third projection provides a hori- Zontal supporting surface for the seat in a more forward position. The projections are cast or formed so that sharp edges are avoided as far as possible.

The invention is illustrated in the accompany'ing drawings, in which yFigure is a sectional side elevation, Figure 2 a part front elevation, and Figure 3 a part sectional plan. Figure 4r isv al section on the line IV-IV of Figure 1, and Figure 5 is a 'plan to a smaller 100' 8. In a range of partitioned erections, the combination of iioor units which oonjointly provide keyways vand which are of dished formation sloping downwardly towards a drainage Channel, the side rims of the said units being so grooved that the rims of adjacent floor units form crevioes adapted to he filled with grouting, partition units, front pillars 0n said partition units formed with keys engaging said keyways, a rear wall, and means interlocking said partition units with said rear wall.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention, we have signed our names this 28th day of November, 1927.

SYDNEY FREDERICK CORBY. JAMES WASP. 

